key articles
The Natural History of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Females: Analysis of a Health Screening Project
Wednesday, 7 November 2007 - Knowledge of the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and their impact on quality of life in women have increased substantially within the past decade. However, the natural history of...
Authors: Heidler et al.
LUTS treatment: Future treatment options
Monday, 15 October 2007 - Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are commonly divided into storage, voiding, and postmicturition symptoms, and may occur in both men and women. Male LUTS have historically been linked to benign...
Authors: Andersson
Resiniferatoxin and botulinum toxin type A for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms
Monday, 15 October 2007 - Resiniferatoxin (RTX) and botulinum toxin subtype A (BTX-A) are increasingly viewed as potential treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) refractory to conventional therapy. RTX, a capsaicin...
Authors: Cruz & Dinis
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and bladder afferent activity
Thursday, 20 September 2007 - Dysregulation of bladder afferent activity and detrusor smooth muscle behavior leads to a constellation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which includes overactive bladder (OAB). Current...
Author: Yoshimura
Sacral nerve stimulation for neuromodulation of the lower urinary tract - a review
Saturday, 21 July 2007 - Patients with symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome or non-obstructive urinary retention, refractory to conservative therapy, can nowadays be treated minimally invasively with sacral nerve stimulation...
Authors: Oerlemans et al
Role of urethral pressure profile in evaluating bladder outlet obstruction
Saturday, 21 July 2007 - Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common among elderly men. The majority of these patients have symptoms caused by benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), whereas as many as one third of them have other...
Authors: Fang et al
